In Softcovers a little spine faded, First Published in 1996 This Edition 2008, Colour and Black and White Reproductions of :Paintings, 79 Pages, Published by Raupo/Penguin Books Auckland. A Very Good Plus Copy. Highly desirable history of Maori Medicine. 'Pip Williams a retired pharmacist living in Northland, has spent his life observing and recording the use by local Maori of native plants for medicinal purposes. This book brings together his observations of 43 New Zealand plants and the health problems they were used to treat, colourfully interspersed with anecdotal evidence and beautifully illustrated with watercolours and engravings. Much of the information in the book was told to the author by Ngapuhi kuia and kaumata over 40 years ago. Maori in earlier times knew about the therapeutic benefits derived from trees and plants for a variety of health problems, but had no knowledge of pharmacology. Consequently, the book makes no claims to being a manual of Maori medicine. However, it comprises an important and faithful record of information gleaned over a lifetime's close association with the Ngapuhi people, and of the cultural importance of this heritage'